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Recreating the Life of the Condesa de Merlin - Havana, Madrid, Paris

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Paris Avant – Searching for Mercedes’ Vanished World

Paris Avant – Searching for Mercedes’ Vanished World

21 July, 2014 by Alina Garcia-Lapuerta

After tracking Mercedes through the streets of old Havana, I thought that Paris would be a relatively easy task. After all, Paris is so well known, so well documented and so well loved. Its famous sights are endless: the grand boulevards, the Tuileries Gardens, the Louvre and Notre Dame. I even had exact addresses, the […]

Research

Book presentation and signing

18 July, 2014 by Alina Garcia-Lapuerta

October 7th from 6-7:30 pm Palm Beach Bookstore 215 Royal Poinciana Way Palm Beach, FL

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La Belle Créole: Rediscovering the life of the Condesa de Merlin – including audio-visual presentation

18 July, 2014 by Alina Garcia-Lapuerta

Thursday September 11th, 2014 – 7:00pm Cuban Heritage Collection co-sponsored by Books and Books Goizueta Pavilion Richter Library University of Miami Coral Gables, FL

Events

Old Havana after the Rain

Old Havana after the Rain

15 July, 2014 by Alina Garcia-Lapuerta

Voyage to Havana part 4

While walking the streets of La Vieja Habana in my quest to retrace the steps of Mercedes Santa Cruz, the Condesa de Merlin, my friend Gerry and I found ourselves caught more than once in a tropical downpour. One day, we were repeatedly drenched. In the former Casa of […]

My Havana Journey

About the Author

Alina Garcia-Lapuerta

A Cuban American living in London and researching the life of a nineteenth century Cuban writer and socialite who spent most of her life in Europe…it makes sense somehow! [...]

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The Lost Song

Those who have seen the new book trailer for La Belle Créole have probably noticed the song performed throughout the … [Read More...]

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Tuileries 1830s

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